底
dǐ
bottom; base
background; foundation; copy (of a manuscript or receipt etc) kept as a record; (suffix) end of a year or month; (math.) radix; base (abbr. for 底數|底数[di3 shu4])
shelter (广) + phonetic (氐) = the bottom or base of a structure
广 represents a shelter or building, and the bottom of a structure is its foundation. 氐 mainly contributes the sound dǐ; the shelter radical carries the spatial sense of what lies underneath.
箱子的底破了一个小洞。
xiāng zi de dǐ pò le yī gè xiǎo dòng。
The bottom of the box has a small hole torn in it.
他在年底把所有的账单都整理好了。
tā zài nián dǐ bǎ suǒ yǒu de zhàng dān dōu zhěng lǐ hǎo le。
He sorted out all the bills at the end of the year.
Words with 底
卧底
wò dǐ
to hide (as an undercover agent)
釜底抽薪
fǔ dǐ chōu xīn
to take drastic measures to deal with a situation
釜底游鱼
fǔ dǐ yóu yú
a fish at the bottom of the pot (idiom)
铺底
pù dǐ
shop fittings
锅底
guō dǐ
the bottom of a pot or pan
露底
lòu dǐ
to let out a secret
颅底
lú dǐ
base of the skull
骨盆底
gǔ pén dǐ
pelvic floor (anatomy)
井底之蛙
jǐng dǐ zhī wā
lit. a frog at the bottom of a well (idiom)
交底
jiāo dǐ
to fill sb in (on the details of sth)
亮底牌
liàng dǐ pái
to show one's hand
伊于胡底
yī yú hú dǐ
where will it stop?